Power Outages in Humboldt County, CA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Humboldt County, CA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.1 hours.
Humboldt County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Humboldt County.
No active NWS alerts for Humboldt County right now.
Humboldt County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Tsunami Warning on July 16, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×9
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Humboldt County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 656 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 17m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 676 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,977 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,946 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Humboldt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Humboldt County went about 9.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 71,791 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 70,846 customers out) · decade average 28.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 352 | 4,189 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 496 | 70,846 | 87.9 |
| 2020 | 617 | 65,606 | 19.9 |
| 2021 | 415 | 11,724 | 32.5 |
| 2022 | 489 | 71,791 | 38.6 |
| 2023 | 455 | 17,785 | 43.4 |
| 2024 | 461 | 10,657 | 22.2 |
| 2025 | 565 | 7,600 | 9.1 |
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 28.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Humboldt County: FAQ
- How often does Humboldt County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Humboldt County, CA logged 565 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Humboldt County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 71,791 customers without power, beginning December 19, 2022 and lasting about 3d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Humboldt County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Humboldt County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Humboldt County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include PGE.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Humboldt County.
95501, 95503, 95511, 95514, 95519, 95521, 95524, 95525, 95526, 95528, 95536, 95537, 95540, 95542, 95545, 95546, 95547, 95549, 95550, 95551, 95553, 95554, 95555, 95556, 95558, 95559, 95560, 95562, 95564, 95565, 95569, 95570, 95571, 95573, 95589
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06023 and /api/v1/counties/06023/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers).